Company Description

Our client is an early-stage venture-backed AI startup reimagining how product and engineering teams collaborate. They are building an AI-native multiplayer-first documentation and alignment platformdesigned to eliminate coordination overhead and replace traditional tools with intelligent real-time collaboration systems.

Founded by a former CPO-level executive from leading tech companies and backed by top-tier investors the company is assembling a small high-caliber team to build a category-defining product at the intersection of AI devtools and productivity software.

What You Will Do

• Own frontend-heavy product features end-to-end from ideation through deployment
• Build complex interactive user interfaces using React and TypeScript
• Develop and scale a real-time multiplayer AI-native document editor
• Integrate frontend systems with backend AI services and APIs
• Contribute to frontend architecture design systems and technical strategy
• Collaborate closely with product design and engineering leadership
• Work in a high-autonomy environment taking ownership of ambiguous problems
• Rapidly prototype and ship features leveraging modern AI development tools

Ideal Candidate Background

• 4 years of experience in frontend or frontend-leaning full-stack engineering
• Strong expertise in TypeScript and React ( preferred)
• Experience building complex user-facing products (editors collaboration tools or similar)
• Experience working in startup or high-growth environments
• Strong product intuition and focus on user experience
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership of features
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset

Preferred

• Experience building real-time or multiplayer applications (WebSockets CRDTs etc.)
• Experience at both Big Tech and startups (ideal trajectory)
• Familiarity with AI-powered product development or LLM integrations
• Experience with modern frontend tooling (Redux design systems component libraries)
• Strong academic background (STEM from top-tier institutions)
• Experience with design tools (Figma Sketch)

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $145000 $215000
• Competitive equity package
• Hybrid work flexibility (3 days/week in Palo Alto)
• High ownership as an early engineering hire (team of 8)
• Work directly with experienced leadership from top tech companies
• Opportunity to build a category-defining AI product
• Fast-paced builder-led low-bureaucracy culture

This is an ideal role for frontend-focused engineers who want to build complex AI-powered user experiences from the ground up in a high-ownership startup environment.